Thanks, Daphne, for all you've done to make this a welcoming space.

Trust and hope that we'll all find our way through a new list with both new
and ongoing  speakers and listeners.

many many thanks

Janet



> From: Daphne Greenberg <ALCDGG at langate.gsu.edu>

> Reply-To: The Women and Literacy Discussion List <womenliteracy at nifl.gov>

> Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2006 13:57:04 -0500

> To: The Women and Literacy Discussion List <womenliteracy at nifl.gov>

> Subject: [WomenLiteracy 643]  description of new list

> 

> By now, you may have read the message that Jo from NIFL sent regarding

> how to subscribe to the new poverty race women and literacy list at:

> http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/PovertyRaceWomen

> 

> I was thinking that in order to help you make the decision about

> whether you want to subscribe to this new list, you might want to read a

> description of what I wrote about this new list. This description is not

> written in stone, and will probably change as the list grows and I get

> feedback from subscribers, but for now, this is what I came up with:

> 

> The purpose of this list is to provide an on-going professional

> development forum for providers, advocates, researchers, learners,

> policy makers, and all other persons who are interested in exploring the

> linkages between poverty, race, women and literacy. Examples of topics

> include: the relationships among poverty, race, women and literacy in

> the United States and in other countries; health as it pertains to women

> and poverty issues; the hidden rules of persons living with the effects

> of poverty, the intersection of these effects with gender and race, and

> the misunderstandings these can cause in the teaching/learning process;

> the role of women's literacy in family literacy programs, and the

> assumptions about race and poverty often made in these programs;

> domestic violence and its intersection with poverty, race, and literacy;

> women's literacy levels and its ties to economics and welfare of

> families; access to literacy in different cultures based on gender,

> racial, and economic status; connection between women's literacy, race,

> poverty and public policy; identification of supportive communication

> networks; and discussion of action steps addressing women, race, poverty

> and literacy. 

> 

> I envision that the above description will change overtime as

> subscribers give me their input.

> 

> In the meantime, to subscribe, please go to:

> http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/PovertyRaceWomen . The list opens

> on November 6th.

> 

> 

> Thanks,

> Daphne

> 

> Daphne Greenberg

> Assistant Professor

> Educational Psych. & Special Ed.

> Georgia State University

> P.O. Box 3979

> Atlanta, Georgia 30302-3979

> phone: 404-651-0127

> fax:404-651-4901

> dgreenberg at gsu.edu

> 

> Daphne Greenberg

> Associate Director

> Center for the Study of Adult Literacy

> Georgia State University

> P.O. Box 3977

> Atlanta, Georgia 30302-3977

> phone: 404-651-0127

> fax:404-651-4901

> dgreenberg at gsu.edu

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